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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
2
An Ohio State Journal note questions the peanut’s nut status and classifies it as a ground pea. It recalls rural life with dry goods boxes used for spitting tobacco and political chats in September and October, highlighting nostalgia for Virginia tobacco and old plug politics.
The Washington Herald discusses a push for traditional gender roles and home life. It argues that while women gain rights, preserving maternal standards could restore purity and family stability amid twentieth century liberal shifts.
Scientific American notes that no telegraph system is entirely secret and Morse code can reveal ordinary messages. At Poldhu a telephone connected to a long wire allows reading messages from a nearby government line. Investigators have shown distant interception of conversations on telephone or telegraph circuits and even interference with Liverpool telephones.
A. K. Hale, a passenger on the steamship Finland, brings dead tsetse flies preserved in alcohol to New York. Medical scientists may examine them closely to study the carrier of sleeping sickness seen in central Africa. Recent analyses compare the stable fly to the tsetse, a point tested by these specimens.
A Berlin man seeks a wife and offers a reward or proposal. He states a preference for someone with a wooden leg and a specific pronunciation clue, raising questions about his motives and the nature of his unusual advert.
A Chicago professor places griddle cakes above Greek and lobster salad above Latin when girls are educated. A sandwiching of them is preferred nowadays.
The question ponders social roles in courtship and suggests alternatives for bachelors when women do not initiate romance. It evokes era norms and invites discussion on how to balance gender dynamics in pursuit and companionship.
A fragment asserts that even a poor man can possess health, suggesting health is accessible beyond wealth and status, with emphasis on equality of well being.
President Taft submits a broad foreign relations message urging a united national front and nonpartisan diplomacy. He details State Department reform, merit system in consular and diplomatic services, and efforts to promote peace, Central American finance, and expanding American trade and investment worldwide.
The passage urges a young man to choose a life work early and devote all effort to it. It warns that many failures come from not recognizing the value of being thorough before it is too late. Morence Vidette emphasizes determination.
In a stubborn refrain, residents and observers cling to a familiar chestnut as events unfold, with some insisting they foresaw the outcome and will not hesitate to say I told you so.
The passage argues people crave extended life more than a good life. By desires, a man cannot live long enough. by deeds, not long enough for good deeds, yet too long for evil ones. It reflects on the tension between duration and virtue.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip notes Dukfitz as selectively coupling with optimists. The speaker suggests only an optimist would marry him, reflecting social wit rather than a biographical claim. The exchange highlights reputational humor surrounding marriage and temperament.
A Tatler quip notes misfires in a troupe’s dramatic series as tragedy drew weak receipts and comedy fared no better in a sharp remark about the performing company. The lines reflect a long running struggle between tone and audience demand.
The line reads I beg your pardon spoken by the convict as the governor walked past his cell, capturing a moment of dramatic tension and the authority of the penal scene.
An Atchison man planted lettuce but sparrows quickly ate it. He placed small flags in the bed and hoisted Old Glory, which deterred the birds from touching the crop.
A reflective aphorism on bargaining and knowledge, suggesting wisdom lets one trade known facts for unknowns wisely.
Willie answers with a playful metaphor describing a volcano as a furnace filled with Roman candles and an open door, aiming to spark curiosity about the natural phenomenon.
Panel joke from Punch London shows two sailors trading quips aboard a ship. The first jeers about a bulky face and the second quips he could not do anything about it while the other suggests he should have stayed home.
A shady police officer boasts of his harsh method to punish lawbreakers by taking their money, claiming he has done much to ward off their offense by confiscating funds. The dialogue reads as a sharp, dark quip on law enforcement tactics.
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